Health service says mentally ill sleeping rough

Added by Mental Health Hub on August 15, 2012.
Saved under News

A homeless woman lies in the doorway of a business in the Brisbane CBD.

Photo:
The health service says people are sleeping rough. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin)

A health service in Esperance says mentally ill people are still sleeping rough due to the lack of suitable accommodation, six months after the Mental Health Minister visited the town.

Earlier this year, a local community group Bay of Isles said it was being forced to house mentally ill people in tents due to a lack of accommodation.

The Minister Helen Morton met the service and made a commitment to building a $2.5 million transitional housing complex by 2014/15.

Bay of Isles’ Matthew Baker says something needs to be done in the meantime.

“Some of these people are out for weeks, months at a time, just trying to make do, whether it be sleeping at the back of business buildings, under the tanker jetty, or wherever possible they can get somewhere to bed down for the night,” he said.

“This time of year, with our weather that we’ve been having, out in the streets, or stables or in a tent, it’s not exactly the best place to be.

“And, with the health issues that people have, being out there doesn’t do their wellbeing much good at all.”

The Minister has been contacted for comment.

Article source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-15/health-service-says-mentally-ill-sleeping-rough/4199726?section=wa

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Advertising with Mental Health Hub

Mental Health Hub is a service of the Centre for Mental Health Education that is funded through advertisements and sponsorship.

Mental Health Hub's mission is to provide health professionals with the most current, accurate and reliable mental health information online. To support this mission, we accept advertising on our sites and sell products through our sites and third party sites.

Opportunities to advertise on Mental Health Hub are available as follows:

BANNER ADVERTISING (Starting at as little as $1 a day!) submit advertisment
We offer fixed and rotating banner advertising on our home page; rotation banners in the side menu within individual posts; and rotation banners in the side menu within categories.

SPECIAL SECTIONS (Starting at $99) submit advertisment
We offer the opportunity for sponsorship of special sections or individual content. We clearly use post labels on these pages, such as "Brought to You by," "Made Possible by," or "Support Provided by" the advertiser so our readers aware of your support. This form of advertising allows your company to always be attached to the editorial content you have supported.

FREE ADVERTISEMENTS submit article
If you are a qualified mental health professional and would like to promote your own services we invite submissions of content in the form of articles, video presentations and research outcomes. As a published author on Mental Health Hub your posts will be acknowledged as submitted with you and a link to your website included with each post.

If you would like to advertise on Mental Health Hub we would invite your inquiry through our online Advertiser's inquiry form at http://www.mhhub.com/advertise

Our Advertising Policy
http://www.mhhub.com/about-us/advertising-policy

Our Contact
advertising@mhhub.com